Continuous-feeding type-writer.



J. VAUDREUIL.

CONTINUOUS FEEDING TYPE WRITER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-13,1917.

'mmm July 2, 11918.

Jl'UlEllll' VAUDMEUI L, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

CONTINUOUS-FEEDING TYPE-WRITER.

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specification ol' Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 119th.

application flied l'annary 13, 1917. Serial No. Ill-2,21%.

To all whom) it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN VAUDREUIL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Continuoils-Feeding Type-Writers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in typewriting ma' chines, more particularly of that general type wherein paper is fed to the platen roll from a continuous web, whereby to procure an economy of time 'in manipulatmg the paper. to be written upon.

It is primarily the objectof my invention to provide an arrangement wherein continuous webs of letter-head pa er, carbon paper and copy paper may be fe through a typewriter continuously, whereby any desired number of letters may be written without the necessity of successive insertions of paper in the machine. It is in'this connection further an object to provide means for automatically cutting ofl' successive sheets of paper from the web as they are typewritten, and for rewinding the web of carbon paper whereby it may be subsequently reused.

A further object of my invention resides in the provision of an arrangement whereby the letters may be mechanically signed by the impression of a suitable name plate actuated by one ofthe keys of the typewriter.

A still further and important object resides in the provision of a continuous web of paper disposed in a position convenient to the operator and adapted for movement in successive steps to successively expose fresh portions of its surfaces which are adapted to carry short-hand notes or to carry lists of addresses.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention resides more particularly in the novel combination, formation and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the appended claims.

The figure shows a partly diagrammatic sectional view through a typewriting machine embodying my present invention.

llleferring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, ll designates a typewriting machine of conventional character'including the bank of keys l0 and a movable carriage ll carryin the platen roller 12, the typewriter bemg mounted upon a suitable table or other support 13.

My improved paper feeding arrangement comprises a plate 14: slidable in atrackway 15 on the bottom surface of the table and attached to this plate and extending upwardly through an elongated slot in the table is an arm 16 suitably coupled as at 16 to the movable carriage, whereby the plate moves in unison with the carriage moving mechanism. Depending from each end portion of the plate is a bracket arm 17 and these bracket arms journally mount a plurality of supply rolls of paper in the present instance a letterhead roll 18, a carbon roll 19 and a copy roll 20, although it will be appreciated that the number of these rolls may be varied in accordance with the number of copies desired. From these rolls the paper extends upwardly through a slot in the table rearwardly of the typewriter and about suitable rolls 21 on the carriage. From said rolls the webs of paper are passed about the platen roller to be typewritten upon, and then, extended rearwardly and downwardly, each about one of a series of rollers 22 carried 10% the extended end walls of the carriage. he intermediately disposed carbon web rewinds upon a roll 23 journally supported by the end walls of the carriage and this roll is driven from the platen roller by the conventionally designated means 24. The letterhead and copy paper webs are directed on to chute plates 25 and 26 respectively for passage into corresponding receiving baskets.

For successively cutting the webs of letterhead and copy paper to separate the letters written thereupon, a pair of fixed knife members 26 and 27 are carried by and project between the end walls of the carriage at the sides of the carbon web and are adapted for coaction with movable knives 28 and 29 slidable in slots in said end walls and connected at each end of the carriage by the bar portion 30. These bar portions are pivotally connected with links 31 which extend to intermediately pivoted levers 32 adjacent the platen roll and these levers are engageable by lugs 83 on the platen roll whereby to procure successive cutting reciprocations of knives 28 and 29.

lllli lt is noted that the lengths of the letter lie sheets are equal in the present instance to the circumference of the platen roll, but this relation does not necessarily exist, and in other embodiments of my invention the cam 33 may be carried upon a rotatable member suitably geared to the platen roll, as is entirely obvious. Should the letters be of a length equal to one-half the circumference of the platen roll, two earns 33 would be obviously provided thereon, it being understood that the platen roll embodied in my arrangement is of relatively large diameter.

In feeding checks through the machine on a continuous web, several of the cams 33 would be provided on the platen rolls to properly cut the checks. Thus, in operation, upon the webs of paper being once inserted in the machine, no further attention is required with respect to feeding the paper. The carriage rolls move in unison during the typewriting operation and upon rotation of the platen roll the webs are continuously fed. For signing the typewritten papers, the upper portions of the extended end walls of the carriage support a bed plate 34 over which the letter-head web, or other web of paper travels, and mounted above this bed plate on the end of a pivoted angle lever 35 is a type plate 36 on which is provided the autograph signature of a desired person.

Disposed between the signature plate and web is a ribbon 36 and this ribbon is preferably of the nature of the usual typewriter ribbon and is fed in the same manner from suitable ribbon rolls (not shown). The signature plate is actuated by suitable key controlled means and to accomplish this an intermediately pivoted key lever 37 is provided in the body of the typewriter and is connected by an upwardly extending link 38 onthe one end of an angle lever 39 which has a lateral extension at its other end engageable with the depending end of the angle lever 35. Thus upon rocking the key lever, the name plate 36 will stamp a persons name on the letter or other sheet of paper immediately prior to the cutting of said sheet.

It will be noted that the present arrangement may be utilized for providin the salutations and signatures of form etters, in which instance the form letters would be first printed upon a "continuous web and then inserted through a machine. Thus the salutation and signature of such letters could be effected with a considerable economy of time in contrast to the amount of time heretofore spent in placing said letters separately in a typewriter.

For supplying lists of names and addresses in connection with such letters or for supplying general stenographic notes, a casing 40 is carried at one side of the typewriter, and mounted in this casing is a pair of rolls 41 and 42 on which is mounted a web of paper 13, the lower roll carrying a ratchet wheel 44 engageable by a pawl 45 pivoted to an angular key lever .6. Thus, by rocking the key lever the web 43 may be rotated in successive steps to successively expose names and addresses or lines of shorthand.

From the foregoing description it is seen that a machine has been provided which will eliminate the time heretofore involved in inserting and removing sheets of paper in the typewriter and thus a suitable economy in typewriting operation may be procured.

What is claimed:

1. The combination with a typewriter including a movable carriage, of a plate slidably mounted beneath the typewriter, a plurality of supply rolls of paper revolubly carried by said plate, said paper on the supply rolls passing upwardly and engaging a platen roller mounted in the carriage, and means for procuring the simultaneous movement of said plate with the supply rolls of paper with the movable carriage comprising an arm secured thereto and extending upwardly therefrom to engage the movable carriage.

2. The combination with a typewriter including a movable carriage, of a plate slidably mounted beneath the typewriter, means connecting said plate with a portion of the movable carriage to insure the simultaneous movement of the plate with said carria e, bracket arms carried by the plate, a plurality of supply rolls of paper revolubly carried by bracket arms formed on the slidable plate, said paper on the supply rolls passing up over a series of guide rollers and engaging a platen roller mounted in the carriage, and means for severing the series of papers substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN VAUDREUIL.

Witnesses:

FRANK L. RATGLIFFE, M. E. Downer. 

